Norwood Police continued their war on drugs in town, arresting a suspected drug dealer in South Norwood last Friday, March 15.

Detectives from the Norwood and Wellesley Police Department were conducting surveillance in South Norwood when they observed Denny German, 31, of 1,000 Loring Avenue, Salem. German is a suspected drug dealer known to the police, Officer Kevin Grasso said. Detectives observed German and watched as he sold five $100 bags of cocaine to Derek Hamlin, 33, of 74 Pleasant St., Norwood, Grasso said.

After the sale, police arrested both German and Hamlin.

German is charged with trafficking in cocaine and conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substance Act. He has over 18 grams of cocaine on him, and over $2,000 was seized from him at the time of his arrest, Grasso said.

Hamlin is charged with possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug, cocaine, and conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substance Act. The five bags of cocaine and about $1,000 in cash were seized from Hamlin at the time of his arrest.

Detectives in this case were from the Norfolk County Police Anti-Crime Task Force, or NORPAC. NORPAC serves Canton, Dedham, Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood, Wellesley and Wrentham. The group allows officers from the 15 police departments to work together efficiently to combat a wide variety of crimes in the area.

Staff writer Brad Cole can be reached at 781-433-8339 or bcole@wickedlocal.com. Like The Norwood Transcript and Bulletin on Facebook and follow @NorwoodTranscri on Twitter.